Leonardo Blair

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  Oct 9, 2026

  Pray.com launches AI studio to turn sermons into videos for churches

  Pray.com, the faith platform behind the viral AI Bible videos, is now offering pastors AI-generated cinematic videos of their sermons, with plans starting at $19 a month.

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  Oct 9, 2026

  Jason Whitlock claims Deion Sanders pretended to speak in tongues, calls it 'fake Christianity'

  Outspoken Christian sports columnist and podcast host Jason Whitlock has accused University of Colorado head football coach and NFL legend Deion Sanders of practicing “fake Christianity” and pretending to speak in tongues after Colorado’s blowout win over Weber State last month.

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  Oct 9, 2026

  Fewer pastors preach sermons under 40 minutes as appetite for longer messages grows

  Protestant pastors in the U.S. say they've been preaching longer sermons over the last six years, and new data from Lifeway Research suggests churchgoers approve.

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  Oct 8, 2026

  Faith Life Church leader Gary Keesee Sr. denies knowing about son’s alleged sexual assaults

  Gary Keesee Sr., co-founder and senior pastor of Faith Life Church in New Albany, Ohio, denied in court Monday that he knew his son, Gary Thomas "Tom" Keesee Jr., had allegedly sexually abused multiple minors when he was also a minor, prior to those allegations becoming public.

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  Oct 7, 2026

  Foursquare Church Youth Pastor Trey Lara dies of cardiac arrest in Portland Marathon

  Trey Lara, a beloved rising leader in the Foursquare Church denomination, died Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest while running the 26.2-mile Portland Marathon. He was 24, and days shy of celebrating his 25th birthday.

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  Oct 7, 2026

  Churchgoing couples have more sex, greater sexual satisfaction, new report finds

  Husbands and wives who attend church regularly, pray often and embrace their faith’s classic teachings, including the belief that marriage is a life commitment, have more and better sex than their secular peers, a new report from The Institute for Family Studies has found.

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  Oct 6, 2026

  Marjoe Gortner, America’s youngest ordained minister, dies at 82

  Actor and America’s youngest ordained minister, Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, better known as Marjoe Gortner, whose life inspired the Oscar-winning 1972 documentary “Marjoe,” has died. He was 82.

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  Oct 5, 2026

  Crossroads Church founder Brian Tome steps down as senior pastor month after returning from suspension

  A month after returning to teaching following a suspension over using a horse whip on a man who visited his church office more than a decade ago, Brian Tome, the founding and senior pastor of Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, says he is transitioning out of his role.

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  Oct 2, 2026

  Amber Guyger, ex-officer convicted in death of worship leader Botham Jean, gets parole

  Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who was found guilty of murdering beloved worship leader Botham Jean in his apartment in 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2019, was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her sentence.

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  Oct 2, 2026

  Pastor Marvin Winans denies receiving $545K salary for part-time work at nonprofit

  Grammy-winning Pastor Marvin Winans, who IRS records show was paid nearly $540,000 last year for working 20 hours per week at his Perfecting Community Development Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, denied receiving a “dime” and insists his accountant made an error.